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Poland among EU countries with lowest risk of poverty or social exclusion

Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia were the EU countries with the lowest percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, according to Eurostat.

Number of people at risk of poverty in Poland rises says World Bank

The share of Poland's population at risk of poverty will remain at the level of 1 to 2 percentage points higher than in 2021, according to a report by the World Bank.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Russia brings aggression, war, poverty and death, president tells OSCE

If we accept Russia's inhumanity as something normal, we will enable victory for the "Russkij Mir" (Russian order), an idea which means brutality, aggression, war, poverty and death, Poland's president told a sitting of the OSCE Ministerial Council on Thursday.

Fashion designer honoured by Forbes uses sewing school to help tackle issue of menstrual poverty in Africa

With sanitary pads being out of reach for most women in Kenya, Maja Kotala from Chorzów has enlisted the help of fashion brands and students from her ‘Sewing Together’ school to make the free, renewable pads.

Poland records less poverty, better conditions for children

Poverty in Poland has gone down and the situation of children has improved, showed a Friday-published report by Poland's GUS national statistical office.

Anti-poverty project scoops EU award and millions in funding

Using the latest technology the Good Support project is helping dependent people find help from carers and neighbours.

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Life

Hero Polish porter who fought off London Bridge terrorist collects bravery award from Princess Anne

In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Princess Anne presented Łukasz Koczocik with the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, which recognises exemplary acts of courage.

The first report:

  • Additional overseas voting districts created for general election
  • Sławosz Uznański may become second Pole to go into space next year
  • Record number of new soldiers sworn into Polish army
  • Good relations with Ukraine an existential issue for Poland, Tusk says
  • Nato chief confident Poland will supply arms to Ukraine

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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